The Bard's Song


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12/18/2002 1:39 am
Does anyone know any other songs like "The Bard's Song" by "Blind Guardian". I think this is an amazing song, only guitar and i like the melodic way of singing.
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zepp_rules
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12/18/2002 2:13 am
check out a lot of other stuff by guardian, they have a lot of great stuff:
nightfall - a little heaver but good
lord of the rings



dream theater also has some good ones,
silent man



also check out demons and wizards - fiddler on the green, its a little dark and a little heavier towards the end, but still great.
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12/18/2002 2:18 am
Don't kill me for not knowing, but is Blind Guardian a metal band?Are they alot of heavy power chords and lots of distortion?

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12/18/2002 6:10 am
Blind Guardian is basically a Speedmetalband that has - over the years - developed a very theatralical and epic style.
They have more than once been praised as Germanys best Metal Band.
Melody is the keyword here - they have like hundreds of great melodies in every single song. Sometimes even a bit overexaggerated. Their last album was recorded on 128 tracks (!)

Songs like the Bards song are:
Past and Future secret (Blind guardian)
The lord of the rings (Blind Guardian)
Tears of the Dragon (Bruce dickinson)
Jerusalem (Bruce Dickinson)
Lots of songs by Haggard (no - not Merle haggard *LOL*)
some stuff by Rhapsody and Luca Turilli
etc etc etc

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